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A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification:
by Lois Mai Chan
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (1999-08-15)
ISBN: 1563085003
EAN: 9781563085000
Dewy Decimal #: 025.433
Paperback: 551 pages
Edition: 5
SKU: S070618-n6203
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Very good overall condition. No writing, very tight binding. Ships same day or next in a bubble mailer.
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Product Description
Completely updating Immroth's Guide to the Library of Congress Classification (Libraries Unlimited, 1990), Chan's work adheres to the purpose of previous editions-to provide readers with a basic understanding of the Library of Congress Classification system and its applications. After introducing the classification and giving a brief history of its development, the author presents readers with the general principles, structure, and format of the scheme. She then discusses and illustrates the use of tables. In an entire chapter that is new to this book, Chan provides a general discourse on assigning LC call numbers. Discussion of applications is continued with emphasis on individual classes and specific types of library materials. Appendixes include tables of general application and models for subarrangement of divisions and topics within disciplines. Throughout the book, examples appear, taken from recent Library of Congress Machine-Readable Cataloging (LC MARC) records. A bibliography lists selecte
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Skip this book--Use Classification Web
Rating  (1)
Date: 2007-10-06
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Coincidentally, my cataloging class is discussing how poor this text is as I am writing this review. I laughed when I opened my email and saw that Amazon wanted me to review this book. Not only is the book 10 years old, but it was not sufficiently updated during the last edition. Much of the information is old, awkwardly written, and doesn't reference Classification Web, which nullifies a lot of the information and processes, anyway. As a new cataloger, this book is entirely unhelpful in learning the complicated process of classification. My cataloging class was surprised that this book was put out by Chan, who is one of the best writers in the field of cataloging (her LCSH book is great). We would like to see a classification text that gives exercises, explains patterns better, and references Classification Web (this is what we will be using in our jobs, for crying out loud!). Don't worry, though, future catalogers, we're brainstorming about writing our own text--look for it in a few years. Until then, just go to Classification Web.
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Guide to the Library of Congress Classification
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-03-12
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
An excellent resource for the novice and the experienced cataloger. Well-organized, well-written. I found this a valuable resource tool during my recent cataloging coursework.
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